What color is #A5A497?

#A5A497 is a gray, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5A497?

The RGB value is 165, 164, 151: 165 red, 164 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5A497?

The complementary color is #9798A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5A497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5A497 color

#A5A497 rgb(165, 164, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5A497 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 64.3% green and 59.2% blue (165, 164, 151).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 7% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#A5A497 color codes

HEX	`#A5A497`
RGB	`rgb(165, 164, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 64.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 7%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 8%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.12, -2.01, 6.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.12, 7.16, 106.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.378, 36.785, 34.561)`
Decimal	`10855575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5A497, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A5A497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5A497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A5A497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5a497; }
.text { color: #a5a497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 164 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5a497, #9fa597); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A5A497?: #A5A497 is a gray, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5A497?: The RGB value is 165, 164, 151: 165 red, 164 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5A497?: The complementary color is #9798A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5A497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.